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Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to reading The Treasury of Ancient Egypt and would like to see Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall. Roosevelt tells Weigall that he will be forever associated with the delightful days they spent in Egypt.
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1911-05-22
Theodore Roosevelt invites Robert J. Collier to lunch with him and four members of the English polo team.
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1911-05-19
Theodore Roosevelt accepts Mina Bruere’s invitation.
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1911-05-12
Theodore Roosevelt explains that he is booked for Tommy Hitchcock’s box, but he invites the Colliers, the Hapgoods, and Mark Sullivan for lunch sometime.
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1911-05-16
Theodore Roosevelt send his thanks to Margaret “Daisy” Chanler for her visit with her husband Winthrop and sketches she had given him. Roosevelt also mentions that he was recently visited by Henry Cabot Lodge and General Ian Hamilton.
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1911-05-09
Theodore Roosevelt received Alfred E. Pease’s letter, as he had hoped. He is currently visiting Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt and comments that the happiness of his children is his greatest concern. He recounts hunting bongos with George Grey in Africa and bird watching with his brother, Edward Grey, in England. The news of George Grey’s death by a lion saddened him, and he considers the dangers of lion hunting. Roosevelt discusses his family and their recent trip. While happy at home, Roosevelt would consider another scientific expedition through Asia.
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1911-04-01
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the letters from Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William S. Cowles. He is concerned about Anna’s rheumatism. He is glad McLean won rather than Buckley. Roosevelt is pleased they like the zebra rug.
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1911-01-24
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Mrs. Leroy Henry on the good news.
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1911-01-23
Roosevelt enjoys hearing from Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Regretfully, his busy schedule prevents him from writing more. He is dissatisfied with the current administration’s treatment of Bishop and asserts that the best thing for him to do in Panama is to support Colonel George W. Goethals.
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1911-01-17
Former President Roosevelt remembers W. S. Hinman well from when Roosevelt was a Civil Service Commissioner and when he was in the White House. Roosevelt regards him as an admirable man and wishes him all the best.
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1910-12-30
Theodore Roosevelt wishes Jacob A. Riis and his wife a happy New Year and takes pleasure in sending him the check.
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1910-12-30
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Robert Bacon to update him about the Roosevelt family and their Christmas together. Roosevelt also includes descriptions of the growing problems within the Republican party and the fear that if William H. Taft is nominated there will be a third party created.
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1911-01-02
Theodore Roosevelt wishes Mike Donovan a happy New Year.
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1911-01-03
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed visiting with Anna Roosevelt Cowles and her family. He feels indignant that her husband, William Sheffield Cowles, is not permitted to go to the legislature.
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1910-12-23
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he cannot visit Anna Roosevelt Cowles in Farmington, Connecticut, on his way to New Haven, Connecticut. He will ensure a visit before his trip to California. Roosevelt is glad Cowles is taking it easy and longs to see her and William S. Cowles.
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1910-12-08
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1910-09-22
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for sending Miss Campbell’s note. He is grieved by what she writes and feels bad to think of “so gallant a spirit handicapped in such a way.” His own throat troubles are minor in comparison. On a sentimental note, Roosevelt advises that he would marry the right person immediately, regardless of the risk. He is overwhelmed by work and hopes to last until election day.
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1910-10-07
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed having Anna Roosevelt Cowles visit. Roosevelt considers Franklin D. Roosevelt “a fine fellow” but wishes he had Joseph W. Alsop’s political views. When he visits Farmington, Connecticut, in the spring, he expects William Sheffield Cowles to show him the bobolinks. Roosevelt cannot attend to all of his work, finds his correspondence “an intolerable burden,” and dreads his trip west, especially as his throat is bothering him.
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1910-08-10
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Allison for his letter and friendship. Roosevelt also shares a joke with Allison about the deference of present day political leaders to majority opinion.
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1916-06-23
Theodore Roosevelt informs Charles Cunninghame Graham that Harris Brown has not turned up, but he will do what he can to help. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoy their friendship with Cunninghame Graham’s family. He has “felt the same horror and indignation that you have at the way the Germans have waged War.” The news about Cunninghame Graham’s mother, Anne Elizabeth Bontine, pleased him. Roosevelt suggests his book Fear God and Take Your Own Part.
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1916-04-08